Curtain attachment for railway-cars.



No. 774,952. PATENTED NOV. 15, 1904.

0. PIGKLES.

CURTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR RAILWAY CARS. nruoumx TILED JAN. 2a, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

CZarZeaZ 1756570,

as, 7121mm? I 7 the city and county of Philadelphia and State UNITEDSTATES Patented November 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR RAILWAY-CARS- SPEOIFIGATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 774,952, dated November 15, 1904. Application filedJanuary 28, 1904. Serial No. 191,070. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. PICKLES, a citizen of the United States,and aresident of of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain Attachments for Railway-(Jars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention resides in the novel construction of a rod and attachmentsadapted to be used in curtains for railway-cars or similar vehicles tohold the curtain in its proper vertical position and to guide and holdthe same between the ear-stanchions. The details of construction andfurther objects of my invention will be hereinafter fully explained, andfurther pointed out in the claims. In the drawings forming a parthereof, in which similar numerals of reference indicate correspondingparts, Figure'l is a front elevation of a curtain attachment as appliedbetween the stanchions of a car and partly contained within the lowerhem of the curtain. Fig. 2 is a partial sectional View taken on the line2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is asection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of thearrows. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4 4 of'Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theguide-foot. Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9 are perspective views of various partsof the mechanism.

In illustrating the use of my invention I have shown a portion of acar-stanchion 2, (in Fig. 1,) having a post-groove 3 provided with theusual longitudinal bands 4, being either round or flat, within'thepost-groove.

Attached to the lower hem of the curtain 1 is a casing 5 of simpletubular construction and may be made of two parts joined together at thecenter bya tubular connection" hereinafter described. On each end ofthe'casing are the two feet 6, which are provided with upper and lowerverticaljaws 7, having apertures 8 therethrough', through which the hand4 passes and guides the jaws, which are adapt- The feet 6 9 and are edto move in the post-grooves. are cylindrical at the center partconnected at 10 with the casing to form a rigid guiding means for thecasing. The center cylindrical part 9 extends outwardly at 11substantially in line with the guiding-jaws 7, and in line with theapertures in said jaws is provided apertures 12 in the centralcylindrical part to forma continuous line of openings for the band topass through.

Within the casing I have provided a longitudinal rod 13, on the outerends of which are provided the end pieces 14, having a semicircular end15, formed by cutting the outer end longitudinally and which is adaptedto revolve within the cylindrical portion of the feet. The end pieces 14may be secured to the rod 13 by means of the pin 16 or in any Jpreferred way. The ends are adapted to lie in such a position that theband may pass through the apertures 8 and 12, and when the curtain is tobe held against vertical stresses the rod 13 is revolved, so that theend pieces 15 are also caused to revolve until they are forced againstthe band at 17, thereby forming, together with the casing, a grip forthe band to hold the casing and curtain in the proper vertical position.

As a means for operating the rod 13 special reference is to be had tothe perspective views, in which is shown a tubular connecting-piece 18for uniting the two casing-sections by means of the interiorscrew-threads 19 at each end thereof, the connecting-piece being cutaway at 20 and provided with the upturned finger-piece 2l,with anaperture 22 to receive a spring-23, which is illustrated in Fig. 9.Within the casing is a separate piece 24, which connects with the rod 13by means of the jaws 25, having slots 25, and is provided with anoutwardly-turned finger-piece 26, also having an aperture 27 to receiveone of the ends of the spring 23. The rod 13 may be made in one piece,as shown, or may be made in two parts.

The connecting-piece 24 is adapted to lie partly within theconnecting-tube 18, so that the finger-piece 26 extends outwardlythrough the aperture 20, so that the finger-pieces 26 and 21 may beforced apart by means of the spring 23 and be held in that positionnormally, the rod being normally held in the position shown in Figs. 3and 4.

hen it is desired to raise or lower the curtain, the linger-pieces 26and 21 are pressed together, thus causing the jaws 25 to be rotatedwithin the casing, which likewise rotates the rod 13 until the endpieces 15 are released from contact with the bands 1.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a car or similarvehicle, stanchions, vertical guide-bands, a curtain attachment guidedby said bands, comprising a casing, a rod in the casing adapted torevolve, and means on the rod which will be forced laterally in contactwith the bands, when said rod is revolved, and means for revolving therod. 2. In a car or similar vehicle, having stanchions provided withgrooves, guide-bands in said grooves, the curtain attachment guided bysaid bands, consisting of a casing, feet on the casing, a rod in saidcasing adapted to revolve, means on the end of the rod adapted tolaterally force said bands in contact with the feet, and means forrevolving the rod.

3. A car or similar vehicle, having stanchions with longitudinalgrooves, bands -in said grooves, a curtain attachment between thestanchions, comprising a casing, feet secured on the ends of the casing,said bands passing through said feet, rods in said casing adapted torevolve, and to grip the bands when revolved, and means for revolvingsaid rods.

4:. In a car having stanchions with longitudinal grooves, bands in saidgrooves, a curtain attachment between the stanchions, comprising acasing, feet on the ends thereof having apertures therein, a rod in saidcasing adapted to revolve in the feet, said rod being provided with asemicircular piece adapted to move into and out of contact with saidbands, when the rod is revolved.

5. A car having stanchions, with grooves, bands in said grooves, acurtain attachment between the stanchions, comprising a casing, feet onthe ends thereof through which said bands pass, the rods in the casingextending into the feet, a finger-piece connected with the said rods forcausing them to rotate, the ends of the rods being adapted to berevolved and forced against the bands, and hold the curtain attachmentin the desired vertical position.

6. In a car having stanchions, with longitudinal grooves, bands in saidgrooves, a curtain attachment, comprising a casing, feet on the endsthereof, apertures in the feet through which the bands pass, a rod inthe casing, between the said apertures in the feet, having ends adaptedto move concentrically of the axis of the rod, said ends being shaped soas to come into lateral contact with the said bands, when revolved, andmeans for revolving said rod.

7. A curtain attachment comprising a casing, feet on the ends thereof,apertures in the feet, guide-bands passing through said apertures, a rodin the casing, and having feet adapted to engage with the bands whenrevolved, a stationary finger-piece connected with the casing, a movablefinger-piece connected with the said rod, and a spring to force the twofinger-pieces apart.

8.. A curtain attachment comprising a casing, feet on the casing havingapertures therethrough, guide-bands passing through said apertures inthe feet, a rod in the casing having means to engage with the said bandswhen revolved, a lateral finger-piece connected with the rod, astationary finger-piece in the casing, and a spring to force thefinger-pieces apart.

9. A curtain attachment comprising a casingfeet, thereon,guidebandspassing through the feet, apertures in the feet to receive guidebands,rods in said casing and feet, a fingerpiece connecting the rods, afinger-piece connected with the casing, a spring to separate the twofinger-pieces, the finger-piece being adapted to revolve the said rodswhen pressed together.

10. A curtain attachment comprising a casing, in two sections,feetsecured to one end of each section, apertures in the feet,guidebands passing through said apertures, rods in the casin g and feetadapted to revolve and grip the guide-bands, a cylindrical piece joiningthe two casing-sections, and having a fingerpiece and adjacent opening,a finger-piece connecting the two rods, and extending outwardly throughthe opening in the said cylindrical piece.

11. A curtain attachment comprising a casing, in two sections, feetsecured to one end of each section, guide-bands passing throughapertures in the feet, rods in the casing and feet adapted to engage theguide-bands, a cylindrical piece joining the two casing-sections, saidpiece having a finger-piece and an adjacent opening, -a finger-piececonnecting said rods and extending outwardly through the opening in saidcylindrical piece, and a spring in the-latter engaging with each of thesaid finger-pieces and adapted to force them apart.

12. A curtain attachment comprising a casing,feet secured thereto,having apertures, the guide-bands passing through said apertures, rodsin the casing adapted to engage with the said bands, a finger-piecesecured to the easing, an opening adjacent said finger-piece, a

second finger-piece having jaws secured to the said rods; anda springlying between said jaws and adapted to force said finger-pieces apart.

13. In a car having side posts or stanchions, provided with grooves,bands within the grooves, a curtain having an attachment guided by saidbands, composed of a casing,

feet attached thereto, apertures in the feet .feet attached thereto,

said bands to prevent vertical movement of the feet, and means foroperating said engaging means.

Signed in the city and county of Philadel- 5 phia, State ofPennsylvania, this 25th day of January, 1904.

CHARLES K. PICKLES.

Witnesses:

TERRENOE MoCUsKER, l WM. J. FERDINAND.

